Early Reinfection with Human Metapneumovirus in an Infant
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- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (12) , 5944-5946
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.12.5944-5946.2004
Abstract
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the major pathogens of respiratory illness. Reinfection with hMPV occurs frequently throughout life. We describe an infant who was infected with two different hMPV strains during a period of only 1 month.Keywords
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